Mandy Moore: "New Album Saved Me from Depression  6/8/07

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Singer/actress Mandy Moore credits writing the songs on her latest album with pulling her out of a deep depression.

The 23-year-old was left feeling "sad and confused" and chronicles her struggle to emerge from the blues on new disc Wild Hope, and particularly on single Extraordinary.

She says, "I'm a pretty positive person, but about a year and a half ago, I felt like someone dimmed the lights.

"I've said depressed before, but it wasn't that I was incapable of going on about my day. I just felt sad and confused. I was asking, 'Am I really the person I want to be? Am I really fulfilled?'

"I noticed that my posture was sort of hunched over, and that I wasn't good at taking compliments.

"I came to terms with that through writing this record. Extraordinary is about stepping up to the plate and going, 'I'm not going to apologize for feeling great about myself.'"